Get the Look Decor: Moment of Zen

This weekend’s Get the Look Decor is inspired by the New York City apartment of Etsy’s own Heather Burkman, a.k.a. hebo. She lives in a lovely East Village studio with her boyfriend Zack and their clown fish, Lucy. Nestled in a neighborhood filled with restaurants of every variety, farmer’s markets and self-serve “froyo” joints, Heather has created a peaceful retreat with rustic, old world style and Asian influences.

Heather says her decorating style was influenced by her father, a professor of Japanese history. His travels and art collection inspired her to start her own collection of distinctive pieces.

Heather browses Etsy for interesting custom pieces and enjoys hunting through disorganized flea markets and thrift stores for items with character. A favorite pastime is acquiring beat up furniture from Craigslist, which she lovingly strips and refinishes in order to fit her home’s aesthetic.

Heather and Zack are lucky to have one of the most coveted features of any NYC apartment: outdoor space. Their terrace serves as a peaceful escape from big city life, providing room to garden, barbecue and entertain.

Heather saves space in her diminutive studio with a well-disguised Murphy bed. She and Zack covered the underside of the bed with a map of 1730’s Paris and added an elegant iron door knocker as a handle.

Looking for more styles and interiors? Check out our video series, There’s No Place Like Here, where creative types show us their unique spaces — infused with their aesthetic and filled with the treasures they collect. Get involved and show us your amazing space in this Flickr pool.

Most of the time I flip through magazines and wonder how in the heck *I* can get their look. I love 'Get the Look Deco' here because Etsy makes it easier and way more affordable. Thanks again, for yet another fab interior with fab ideas!

~ a beautiful tranquility â™¥
"Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream, have faith in its course. It will go its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices. Just follow it. Never let it out of your sight. It will take you....Sheng-yen."

Your East Village apartment is stunningly beautiful and it looks like you have a really large apartment. Your decor is so pretty and it's all so beautifully displayed and your outdoor space is really nice. I love your place.

Lovely dwelling place enjoyed all the shops and pictures of heathers furniture and decor, the bell collection from her grandmother is awesome, great read christine thanks for finding all the goodies. :)

SUCH a nice apartment. And I love love love the bells hanging from the branch. So delicate and beautiful. And how on earth did you get an EV apartment with a balcony like that? Did you just luck out, or are you paying a fortune for that apt? Not fair! ;-)

I love looking at these beautiful images of austere interiors. But I always ask myself- where do the people live? Most of these interiors are empty of a personal touch. So for me my moment of zen is when I manage to clean the house. It looks great for a few moments but soon it gets "polluted" again by all the critters (kids and grown ups included).
Namaste and Peace to all.

Gorgeous use of a small space. I love the warm, peaceful and earthy decor.
I really enjoy the "Get the Look" series. It's so great to see how others decorate their places with handmade, vintage, second hand and Etsy finds.